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Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature

Basic Info

Feature Name Sierpinski
Clean Name Sierpinski
Feature ID 5523
Target Moon
Feature Type Crater, craters

Location


Coordinate System Planetographic, +East, -180 - 180
Northmost Latitude -25.83 °
Southmost Latitude -28.04 °
Eastmost Longitude 156.05 °
Westmost Longitude 153.57 °
Diameter 66.94 km
Center Latitude -26.93 °
Center Longitude 154.81 °
Northmost Latitude -26.08 °
Southmost Latitude -28.35 °
Eastmost Longitude 156.25 °
Westmost Longitude 153.68 °
Diameter 69.08 km
Center Latitude -27.22 °
Center Longitude 154.97 °
Northmost Latitude -27.20 °
Southmost Latitude -27.20 °
Eastmost Longitude 154.50 °
Westmost Longitude 154.50 °
Diameter 69.00 km
Center Latitude -27.20 °
Center Longitude 154.50 °
Quad LAC-103 [pdf]

Status and Origin

Approval Status Adopted by IAU
Approval Date 1970
Continent Europe
Ethnicity Poland
Origin Waclaw; Polish mathematician (1882-1969).
Reference [68] - World Who's Who in Science, edited by Allen G. Debus: Western Publishing Company, Hannibal, Mo., 1968: New York, 1973.
Updated Oct 18, 2010 12:00 PM
Satellite Feature(s) Sierpinski Q

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